Watched the last 30 minutes of Troy on HBO. Never wanted to see this or rent it because of the Brad Factor. Just couldn't picture him as Achilles, but I'm a sucker for period pieces and Peter O'Toole. It was hard to concentrate on the fall of Troy with Legolas running about with his elven bow. What I saw looked very well done. But rather than praise it here I think I'll read the Iliad again. It's been a long while and I'm sure I'm a bit rusty on my Homer. I'm taking the "wait & see" approach for now.